Alumni Highlights

Public Affairs Ph.D. Alumni Highlights

The Ph.D. in Public Affairs program has a history of excellent job placement for our graduates both domestically and internationally in academic as well as "pracademic" positions. Below you can find a list that highlights recent graduates and where they are now.

Academia

Atisa, George, Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Awasthi, Pallavi, Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University

Benitez, Diane, Mellon Grant Co-Organizer, Florida International University

Bishu, Sebawit, Assistant Professor, University of Washington.

Choi, NakHyeok, Assistant Professor, Gachon University (South Korea)

Cong, Yongqing, Assistant Research Professor, Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center (FIU)

Cueto, Vivian Gonzalez, Assistant Professor, California State University-East Bay

Dimand, Ana-Maria, Assistant Professor, Florida State University

Emas, Rachel, Associate Teaching Professor, George Washington University

Estorcien, Vernice, Assistant Professor, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Fuller-Veloz, Karen, Associate Teaching Professor, Florida International University

Han, Yanbing, Research Fellow, Nanjing University (China)

Headley, Andrea, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University

Jackson, William, Assistant Professor, Florida State University

Johnson, Donavon, Assistant Professor, Florida International University

Kalesnikaite, Vaiva, Assistant Professor, Clemson University

Kuru, Damla Ömur, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah

Le, Angie Nga, Postdoctoral Associate, New Jersey State Policy Lab

Pridemore, Amelia, Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University

Prysmakova, Palina, Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University

Quispe, Merlene-Patrice, Postdoctoral Fellow/Graduate Faculty, University of Minnesota

Remington, Christa, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

Rodriguez-Plesa, Evelyn, Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Shariati, Auzeen, Director of Undergraduate Programs and Assistant Professor, George Mason University

Tandardini, Michele, Associate Professor, Penn State University Harrisburg

Trias, Ramon, Director of the Center for Public Service Innovation and Research, Nova Southeastern University

Zhao, Boyuan, Lecturer, University of Macau.

Witkowski, Kaila, Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University

Other Careers

Albaran, Ilyana, Chief Executive Officer, Alba Research & Consulting

Benaine, Shawn, Senior Research and Evaluation Manager, Children's Services Council of Broward County, Florida

Burchard, Gretha, Strategic Planning, Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Germany)

Bustinza, Monica, Democracy Program Director, Engage Miami

Cram, Bridgette, Vice President, Academic Affairs: Student Success Operations and Integrated Planning, Florida International University

Hanson, Shannon, Director of Strategy and Implementation, Center for Leadership, Florida International University.

Martinez, Nicholas, Executive Vice President for Data & Research, All Voting is Local

Minaya, Lilia, Senior Higher Education Solution Engineer, Oracle

Montero, Jennifer, Director for International Initiatives, The University of Texas at Dallas

Rodriguez-Acosta, Cristina, Inter-regional Adviser in Innovation and Digital Government for Public Service Delivery, United Nations, Headquarters

South, John, Health Communications Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Trelles, Sofia, Ombudsperson, Florida International University